A twelfth case of hantavirus has been confirmed in a crew member from the Dutch cruise ship *Hondius* who was in home quarantine in the Netherlands after being evacuated from Tenerife. The individual …
The Dutch cabinet has agreed to implement a three-year ban on the import and trade of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories and the Syrian Golan Heights. Prime Minister Ro…
Two Dutch company directors, aged 57 and 39, were arrested by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) for allegedly helping a Russian-linked company evade EU sanctions by running its s…
All 27 people still aboard the cruise ship Hondius when it docked in Rotterdam tested negative for hantavirus, according to Dutch health minister Sophie Hermans. The Dutch patient previously treated f…
The Netherlands' largest employers' organization, VNO-NCW, has publicly opposed government plans to increase the state pension age and cut social security benefits. Chairman Coen van Oostrom stated th…
Authorities on the Caribbean island of Saba have called off the search for missing Dutch hiker Erik Matthijsen, who disappeared on May 13 after failing to return from a hike. The 53-year-old medic, an…
According to figures from the national statistics agency CBS and the Land Registry, the average price of an existing home in the Netherlands was 4.3% higher in April than a year earlier, marking a slo…
In the first quarter of 2026, Dutch airports saw over 16.2 million passengers, a decline of more than 2% compared to the same period in 2025, marking the first quarterly drop since the Covid-19 pandem…
The Netherlands serves as a key transit hub for the illegal trade of exotic birds and animals due to its geographic convenience. Two Italian nationals were fined €15,000 each for smuggling 100 protect…